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"The proprietors of the yet-unopened Jackpot Internet Cafe at 1802 Frankford Ave. have told New Kensington Community Development Corporation that the business will offer games of chance, but also many other computer-based services.

They have also promised to limit store hours, limit patrons to those 21-and-over, and remove frosted window film from the windows, said Henry Pyatt, NKCDC's Commercial Corridor Manager."

According to their website, the closest FedEx Kinko's that offers print services (as in having actual computers you can sit down at) is in Tom's River, NJ. It looks like you can print documents online and pick them up from pretty much any FedEx location, but the website for that is down.

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So I said to him, "Look, buddy.Your car was upside down when we got here. And as for your grandma, she shouldn't have mouthed off like that"

According to their website, the closest FedEx Kinko's that offers print services (as in having actual computers you can sit down at) is in Tom's River, NJ. It looks like you can print documents online and pick them up from pretty much any FedEx location, but the website for that is down.

if you want to come downtown i'll print it for you right now.

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"my pockets are empty, i've spent my last dime,
but i just got to hear that song one more time."

Yes I work from home. And the reason I have no ink is because at the moment I'm fighting an uphill battle to get work to let me expense it since they're the only ones who ever require me to print anything.

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So I said to him, "Look, buddy.Your car was upside down when we got here. And as for your grandma, she shouldn't have mouthed off like that"

Are there any legitimate Internet cafes around here? I need to print some things and am out of ink at home.

that's called kinko's.

I actually miss Kinko's. The Fedexification of the brand is now complete with a service downgrade. Staples is deplorable. I go to the NL Mailbox Store when I need anything small. Go small business go!

I didn't know they offered print services there. That's where I was going to go to ship this stuff once printed, so if I can do both in one place that's great.

They only have one computer station, but it is not in use 90% of the time I go in there. You may, however, have to talk to a human being at some point while you are in there. Not sure if that will work for you.

We have a platinum card at holiday inns (my fiancé travels for work, plus I won a lot of points from a dr oz contest) so whenever we are away from from, we just pop in to one. We thought a plan to say, "do you mind if we use your business center? We stay with you quite frequently and have a platinum card..." we have never been stop once.

Sure, we don't do this everyday. We usually print from home.

But if we are away from home, it's our go to spot. Just ask for the business office at a hotel. If you need a key, just wait patiently or ask help for that too.

Are there any legitimate Internet cafes around here? I need to print some things and am out of ink at home.

that's called kinko's.

I actually miss Kinko's. The Fedexification of the brand is now complete with a service downgrade. Staples is deplorable. I go to the NL Mailbox Store when I need anything small. Go small business go!

I didn't know they offered print services there. That's where I was going to go to ship this stuff once printed, so if I can do both in one place that's great.

They only have one computer station, but it is not in use 90% of the time I go in there. You may, however, have to talk to a human being at some point while you are in there. Not sure if that will work for you.

Okay, there has to be something that we can do about this, right? Any experts out there want to share strategies? Could we target the person who leased the property? Is their a zoning issue? And how did these folks not need to present before the FNA?

They only have one computer station, but it is not in use 90% of the time I go in there. You may, however, have to talk to a human being at some point while you are in there. Not sure if that will work for you.

I know I'm dense, but I can't see how this works. $1.00 for 8 minutes of internet use? Is that a bargain?
I just can't wrap my head around what this place is actually going to do. There's no real gambling there, right? Just computers? I dunno...I missing something. Why would anyone want to go there?

I know I'm dense, but I can't see how this works. $1.00 for 8 minutes of internet use? Is that a bargain?
I just can't wrap my head around what this place is actually going to do. There's no real gambling there, right? Just computers? I dunno...I missing something. Why would anyone want to go there?

i think the premise is that there is some kind of gambling based on a (not so) legal loophole.

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"my pockets are empty, i've spent my last dime,
but i just got to hear that song one more time."

Get a laser printer. I bought a decent one for under 200 dollars.....best purchase ever. The toner lasts forever and you save a boatload not having to by those stupid little ink cartridges every 2-3 months.

a) Boo Hoo for the owner that he had to spend 15 hours scraping off his crappy and ugly frosted window decals

b) He used to have a mortgage mod business and now he has this? Talk about making a career out of making money from people's misfortunes.

c) Just because the law allows it, it doesn't mean we have to be ok with it. Casinos offer other "services" like restaurants, shows, and hotel rooms. It doesn't make them any less predatory.

I was on the fence about Sugar House because of the location - I didn't think it was close enough to any dense residential areas that it would have a huge negative impact. But this place is smack dab in the middle of where people live. It's on a main block down which a bus passes that, quite frankly, often carries people who are struggling with addiction. It is owned by a man who seems to get off on taking advantage of other people's problems. The entire thing does not sit well at all with me. Not well at all.

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Can you see my rolling eyes cresting over York Street as you read this?

Deritis is starting the business because his last venture, at the same location, did not work out.

I am more than a little skeptical of this statement because Jackpot is the only business to have occupied that new building. Unless he was running his mortgage modification business from the vacant lot that was there before.

Deritis is starting the business because his last venture, at the same location, did not work out.

I am more than a little skeptical of this statement because Jackpot is the only business to have occupied that new building. Unless he was running his mortgage modification business from the vacant lot that was there before.

i was wondering about that, too.

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"my pockets are empty, i've spent my last dime,
but i just got to hear that song one more time."

I was just wondering how you can pump gas for years, accumulate enough money to start some kind of mortgage business, fail at that, and still have enough of a credit line to get all that equipment into the store. Either this guy is a genius at making money off of failing business', or they're playing with someone else's money. And really? You sign a two year lease for a business that is brand new? I've never run a business, but two years is quite a committment. I've never signed a lease for more than a year at a time, and that was just to live somewhere. And I wasn't even sure I would last the year.